MMORPG

MMORPGs are massively multiplayer online roleplaying games, our core focus here on Massively OP. MMORPGs are traditionally differentiated from mere multiplayer games by their persistent worlds, massive playerbases and/or servers, customizable character development, and always-online status. [Follow the MMORPG category’s RSS feed]

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Choose My Adventure: Capping things off in Final Fantasy XI

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All right. When last I left off my Final Fantasy XI time, it was... wait, June 7th?! What the heck happened? If not for...
It's a bribe, Charlie Brown.

Defiance 2050 offers a Gemini XIII outfit for watching Twitch

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You there! Will you watch an official developer livestream of Defiance 2050 on July 13th? Perhaps you might say no right now, but would...

Chaos Theory: A year in the life of Secret World Legends

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We've talked all about Secret World Legends' first anniversary party, but now it's time to talk about the game's first year. Fans can easily recall...

Star Citizen’s 3.2 alpha contains utter rubbish, literally – and Squadron 42 won’t make 2018

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This week's edition of Star Citizen's Around the Verse is taking a detour into a recap of Squadron 42. CIG says it's been working...
Personalities

City of Titans is bringing the control lifestyle back, baby

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Raise someone else's hand up if you have fond memories of playing a Controller in City of Heroes. The concept of a crowd control...

The Crew 2’s official launch day and trailer are here, along with a trail of bad reviews

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The Crew 2 has reached its official launch day for console and PC, but maybe don't be too anxious to press the buy button....

Guild Wars 2’s devs had way too much fun making the roller beetle mount

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It's Guild Wars 2's most unusual mount yet -- scratch that, the most unusual mount of most any MMORPG yet. And as players cruise...

The Daily Grind: Would you play Star Wars Galaxies if it relaunched today?

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Star Wars Galaxies is 15 years old now, and it was just about seven years ago that SOE announced it was slated for execution....
Numbers get smaller.

Ion Hazzikostas on World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth’s design philosophy

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If you felt like World of Warcraft: Legion hit the random chance button too hard (likely as one of the many players who waited...

The Stream Team: A second attempt at DCUO’s second part of The Death of Superman

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When Massively OP's MJ tried to do The Death of Superman, part 2 in DCUO, the game died instead. The update killed the launcher...

Citadel: Forged with Fire begins testing major game overhaul

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Citadel: Forged with Fire underwent a major evolution yesterday as it began testing out a major overhaul to the game's core systems and the...

Champions Online announces the Patriot’s Celebration for Independence Day and Canada Day

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It's June 28th, and that means there's only seven days left to get your 4th of July events posted. Champions Online is waaaay out...

Enter to win a copy of Will to Live Online from AlphaSoft and MOP!

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Here's a new one for us: Will to Live Online hit Steam early access back in April. Developer AlphaSoft calls it an "MMORPG-shooter whose...
Pack it in.

Legends of Aria has a huge graphics upgrade in store for closed beta as it kicks off a community scavenger hunt

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Legends of Aria has a big reveal today: It's completely revamped its graphics ahead of its second closed beta. The word Citadel uses is...
Roe, Roe, Roe your boat.

Final Fantasy XIV reveals details about Heaven-on-High and Fan Festival ticket purchases

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The next deep dungeon in Final Fantasy XIV is really the opposite of "deep." You're not going down in Heaven-on-High; you're going up. But...
PREPARE TO COMPLETE THE PREPARATION FOR COMPLETION

Crowfall explains the Hunger that’s killing everything

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The Hunger is going to destroy everything in Crowfall. That's how the story ends. You can stave it off for a time, and the...
This seems like more of a half-move.

Vague Patch Notes: On balance and differentiation in MMOs

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Do you like fighting games? I don't. Let's talk about fighting games. But bear with me because you'll get where this is going. While I...

Shroud of the Avatar’s 55th release includes brewing and starter houses for everyone

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Portalarium is shaking off its layoffs and plunging onward with the release of Shroud of the Avatar's 55th update. Release 55 should be live...

The Soapbox: The western port of Bless Online feels like a curse

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To say that the development of Neowiz’s high-fantasy MMO Bless has been somewhat beleaguered would be an understatement. Since the Korean import’s Western release...

Elite Dangerous’ Beyond: Chapter 2 arrives today; here’s the launch trailer!

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The second chapter in Elite Dangerous' Beyond content is due to land early this afternoon, with the Alliance Challenger as well as a "selection...